Hi all, my name is Brad Cochran. For those of you who don't know me, I am Dave Smith's business partner at DSD. I don't normally get involved with these threads but I have been seeing a whole lot of misinformation and speculation lately and I'd like to clarify some facts since so much of what has been stated here (and on some other threads) is pure nonsense.

#1 - THERE HAS BEEN NO EPIDEMIC OF DEFECTS WITH OUR ONE-PIECE HONKERS
As of right now, out of the thousands that have shipped, less than one half of one percent of the new decoys have been returned. Of the ones that have, we can only recall TWO that had issues with the necks. I guess it's possible that we are forgetting someone but then again we haven't had that many decoys sent back. And for anyone to say that we are knowingly and/or intentionally covering up the frequency of our defects is simply not true. We are not 'afraid to admit' any quality issues here and we have nothing to hide. This information is based on data from customers who have ACTUALLY purchased our one-piece honkers. Not their buddies and not some anonymous third party source who heard a rumor on a chat forum. If there are unreported issues out there then the customer who bought the decoys should contact us DIRECTLY so we can help them. Obviously we can't do anything about issues that we aren't aware of.

#2 - WE HAVE BEEN RESOLVING ISSUES OF QUALITY IN A TIMELY MANNER
In 2017 we have consistently kept our turnaround on returns to less than one week and in most cases 2 days or less. That not only goes for our new honkers but for all of our decoy products. If I am wrong then please, someone who has ACTUALLY had a recent quality issue call me out. It sure feels like there are people on this thread who want you to think that if you order DSDs they will take forever for you to get and then when they finally arrive a bunch of them will be falling apart right out of the box and then it will take you months to get them replaced. This is all pure BS. Plain and simple.

#3 - YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR YEARS TO GET DSDs
So far in 2017 most of our products have been available with little to no wait. Our one-piece honkers are an exception due primarily because they are brand new, they are in very high demand, and, like all of our decoys, we make them by hand. I am not claiming that our decoys are 'readily available.' However, we have made tremendous progress in cutting down our lead times and contrary to what some would like you to think, you do NOT have to wait for years to get DSDs anymore. At most, your wait time will be measured in months.

#4 - WE DO NOT PROMPT OTHERS TO PROMOTE OR DEFEND DSD OR TO BASH OTHER DECOY MAKERS
We do not have a 'Pro Staff' or any other type of program that incentivizes people to like us or our products. This is because we want everyone to be able to trust what they hear or read about our products and service. When we see people shamelessly plugging products that they don't actually believe in and don't use by choice, it makes us want to projectile vomit LOL That's just not our style and we would never want anybody to praise our products if they did not believe in what they were saying. Nor do we ask anyone to ever defend our position or bash other decoy companies to make us look better.

To those who were disappointed to receive ring bases with their latest honker decoys rather than square bases I do apologize. Our initial intention was to stick with the square bases for the one-piece decoys but we were surprised by how many customers still wanted the ring bases. When we recently ran out of square bases it was going to take us weeks to receive more but we still had plenty of ring bases in stock. Rather than further delaying our outstanding orders, we decided to ship our remaining ones with ring bases to get us through the season.

Hello all, I post seldom here, but have hunted Canada Geese, across the USA and Canada for over 55 years.
I have used just about every brand and style of decoy imaginable over my life. DSD is not only the most outstanding working & performing decoy that I have had to work with, but, also I have had the pleasure to become more than acquainted with the great folks that own, and help operate DSD. Any problems I have encountered whether it be in the performance of the product, in the ordering, and /or shipping could not have been handled any more efficiently.
Dave Smith and Brad Cochran are constantly looking to further their line of products, upgrade any issues the customers may report back to them from in the field, so in honesty what more could a customer desire?
Hand Made in the USA!
Not an easy find in this day and age.
Like I tell them all the time " Let the DSD's do the Talking"

Ok so after 2 hunts over my decoys this is where I'm at...Single..Actually double bagging decoys absolutely sucks. It's definitely a lot more time consuming than 6 slots that I have been used to using over the years. I will definitely have to glue the plastic bags to the decoy bag. Are you guys putting them in the bags head first? The new single bags I received from dsd are just big enough for the decoy. Heads of feeders want to stick out sometimes.
Second..How are you guys transporting them in your trailer? I have 84 single bags now(actually 168 if count plastic lol). I just have them tossed in the trailer for now but I need some sort of organization. I don't want to hang the decoys on hooks because they will just bang off the sides of the trailer. They can't be just piled on the floor. I would need big bins or shelves on the sides to put them all in. My trailer is only 6'x12'. Any ideas? May be an excuse to get a bigger trailer but still will need to figure out a floor plan.

Ok so after 2 hunts over my decoys this is where I'm at...Single..Actually double bagging decoys absolutely sucks. It's definitely a lot more time consuming than 6 slots that I have been used to using over the years. I will definitely have to glue the plastic bags to the decoy bag. Are you guys putting them in the bags head first? The new single bags I received from dsd are just big enough for the decoy. Heads of feeders want to stick out sometimes.
Second..How are you guys transporting them in your trailer? I have 84 single bags now(actually 168 if count plastic lol). I just have them tossed in the trailer for now but I need some sort of organization. I don't want to hang the decoys on hooks because they will just bang off the sides of the trailer. They can't be just piled on the floor. I would need big bins or shelves on the sides to put them all in. My trailer is only 6'x12'. Any ideas? May be an excuse to get a bigger trailer but still will need to figure out a floor plan.

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Yes double bagging can be a hassle at times but well worth it for me anyways! If you don't want to double bag my decoys when you want to hunt with me than just stay home then! There not your decoys!!!! LAZY!

I bag my decoys tail first. Had a fella make my nylon draw string bags for me. Had him make them a little longer a wider so the beaks don't stick out of the bags when their closed.

As for trailers, I have a 6'x12' also. When I got my first DSD's back in 2011 I ended up filling the floor first and then stacking the rest of them on top which I didn't like doing in the first place but it is what it is at the time. After the second season I ran boards across the inside of the trailer with hooks high enough so they would be sitting above the ones on the floor!!! Best move I ever made! Wish I got a little bit bigger trailer? yep but at the time that's all I could swing but still have the same trailer today with LED lights on top now which is great! Kinda like after you build a garage! Should have been 10' longer and wider! LOL

Have a great season Lonegoose35!!! Chin up and shoot them in the face!

Here’s what I did with my old honkers. I’ll redo the shelf’s when I get the one piece honks. Yep bagging is a pain but worth it in the end. Also come in handy when Frost is possible, lay bags over decoys then wait as long as possible then pull bags.

I was raised throwing duck decoys into the boat, the back of the car, the bed of a pickup.
I soon relized just a moment extra keeps decoys looking good.
I had some LS GHG sleeper shells some were 10 years old , with over 100 hunts. When I sold them the guy thought that some hadn't been used.
I spend 20 minutes picking up the spread loading the trailer. (36 decoys) it doesnt take much more time

Ok so after 2 hunts over my decoys this is where I'm at...Single..Actually double bagging decoys absolutely sucks. It's definitely a lot more time consuming than 6 slots that I have been used to using over the years. I will definitely have to glue the plastic bags to the decoy bag. Are you guys putting them in the bags head first? The new single bags I received from dsd are just big enough for the decoy. Heads of feeders want to stick out sometimes.
Second..How are you guys transporting them in your trailer? I have 84 single bags now(actually 168 if count plastic lol). I just have them tossed in the trailer for now but I need some sort of organization. I don't want to hang the decoys on hooks because they will just bang off the sides of the trailer. They can't be just piled on the floor. I would need big bins or shelves on the sides to put them all in. My trailer is only 6'x12'. Any ideas? May be an excuse to get a bigger trailer but still will need to figure out a floor plan.

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Here is how I haul my DSDs in a 6x12 trailer. I’ve been very happy with the set up. Allows me to haul maximum number of decoys with the best protection. I currently haul 8 doz ACE DSDs and plan to add 2 more dozen. After nearly 6 years of use they look like I bought them yesterday. Each double bagged. Sewed mylar bag to inside of nylon bag so only have to deal with one bag. When bags get muddy I’ve washed them and plastic inside nylon has held up well. I always put the decoy in bags bill first since it’s more narrow than the tail don’t have to worry about bill poking out bags and tails never do. I ended up replacing the nets in back and front of trailer with conduit rods surrounded with foam... much better solution and more efficient. Upper shelf folds up and bottom shelf can be removed if I need to use the trailer for hauling something else...